The Unbound God
The Unbound God

Author: Chris L. de Wet

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1315513048

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This volume examines the prevalence, function, and socio-political effects of slavery discourse in the major theological formulations of the late third to early fifth centuries AD, arguably the most formative period of early Christian doctrine. The question the book poses is this: in what way did the Christian theologians of the third, fourth, and early fifth centuries appropriate the discourse of slavery in their theological formulations, and what could the effect of this appropriation have been for actual physical slaves? This fascinating study is crucial reading for anyone with an interest in early Christianity or Late Antiquity, and slavery more generally.

God Unbound
God Unbound

Author: Elaine Heath

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2016-07-01

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0835815854

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What does it mean to move beyond the boundaries of what we believe? The apostle Paul led the Galatians through a massive cultural shift in which they had to radically expand their ideas of who God is, who they were, and God's mission for the church. He was able to lead them through this time of great change because of his encounter with the risen Christ on the Damascus road, an experience in which his view of God was completely upended. Today Christianity is undergoing a cultural shift just as challenging as the situation confronting Paul and the Galatians. As many churches decline, congregations and pastors feel uncertain and anxious about how to continue their mission of making disciples of Jesus Christ. Elaine Heath extends an invitation to broaden our view of God by moving beyond the walls of buildings and programs to become a more diverse church than we have ever imagined. While deeply honoring tradition, she calls the church to boldly follow the Holy Spirit's leadership into the future. Ideal for a 6- to 9-week small-group study.

Unbound
Unbound

Author: Neal Lozano

Publisher: Chosen Books

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0800794125

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For those who struggle with the same sins time and again, a strategy to overcome Satan's influence in your life.

Jesus Unbound
Jesus Unbound

Author: Keith Giles

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781938480324

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What if the Bible actually keeps us from hearing the Word of God? For many Christians, the Bible is the only way to know anything about God. But according to that same Bible, everyone can know God directly through an actual relationship with Jesus. Jesus Unbound is an urgent call for the followers of Jesus to know Him intimately because the Gospel is not mere information about God, but a transformational experience with a Christ who is closer to us than our own heartbeat.

God Unbound
God Unbound

Author: Brian McLaren

Publisher: Canterbury Press

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781786222015

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Theology, says Brian McLaren, is at its best when it is in conversation with the wild world that flourishes beyond our walls and outside our windows and cities. In God Unbound, McLaren follows his love of nature all the way to the Galapagos Islands. There, he pays close attention to the flora and fauna around him but also to what is happening within him, how the natural world awakens his soul in a way that organized religion cannot. The result is a sparkling and engrossing theology which refuses to remain indoors.

The Сity of God
The Сity of God

Author: Saint Augustine

Publisher: Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing

Published: 2021-01-08

Total Pages: 2873

ISBN-13:

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The City of God is a cornerstone of Western thought. Augustine’s Timeless Classic About the Timeless City is now an undisputed classic. The sheer scope of the work is impressive. The City of God (originaly On the city of God against the pagans) is a book of Christian philosophy written in Latin by Augustine of Hippo in the early 5th century AD. The book covers an astonishing range of topics. As one might expect from its title, it contrasts “the City of God” with “the city of men.” But it also deals with creation, time, the origin of evil, human freedom, divine knowledge of the future, the resurrection of the body, final judgement, happiness, the Incarnation, sin, grace, and forgiveness (among others). Augustine’s masterpiece has spawned innumerable other books and articles since. Later philosophers and theologians have been deeply influenced by it, with its impact being felt from literature and historiography. Its greatest influence has been within the Christian church itself.

The Slave Metaphor and Gendered Enslavement in Early Christian Discourse
The Slave Metaphor and Gendered Enslavement in Early Christian Discourse

Author: Marianne Bjelland Kartzow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1351241591

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The Slave Metaphor and Gendered Enslavement in Early Christian Discourse adds new knowledge to the ongoing discussion of slavery in early Christian discourse. Kartzow argues that the complex tension between metaphor and social reality in early Christian discourse is undertheorized. A metaphor can be so much more than an innocent thought figure; it involves bodies, relationships, life stories, and memory in complex ways. The slavery metaphor is troubling since it makes theology of a social institution that is profoundly troubling. This study rethinks the potential meaning of the slavery metaphor in early Christian discourse by use of a variety of texts, read with a whole set of theoretical tools taken from metaphor theory and intersectional gender studies, in particular. It also takes seriously the contemporary context of modern slavery, where slavery has re-appeared as a term to name trafficking, gendered violence, and inhuman power systems.

God's Life in Trinity
God's Life in Trinity

Author: Miroslav Volf

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published:

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781451414783

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J rgen Moltmann's distinctive insights in trinitarian theology - especially about the relations within God and God's presence in creation - are revolutionary for theology and set the stage for these further explorations. The esteemed group of contributors in this volume probes new ways of understanding the triune character of God.Among the contributors are: Nicholas Constas Sarah A. Coakley Harvey G. Cox Jr. Lyle Dabney David Fergusson David H. Kelsey Daniel Migliore Gerald O'Collins John Polkinghorne William Schweiker Dirk Smit Bryan D. Spinks Kathryn Tanner Ronald F. Thiemann Miroslav Volf John Webster Nicholas Wolterstorff

Barth's Theological Ontology of Holy Scripture
Barth's Theological Ontology of Holy Scripture

Author: Alfred H. Yuen

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2014-05-16

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1620329115

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"I was and I am an ordinary theologian, who does not have the Word of God at his disposal, but, at best, a 'Doctrine of the Word of God,'" writes Karl Barth in the preface of Die christliche Dogmatik im Emtwurf. Properly appreciating the complex career of Barth's characterization of what Scripture is theologically can open up constructive lines of inquiry regarding his self-description as a theologian and reader of the Bible. By mining Barth's published and posthumous theological and exegetical writings and sermons, both well-known materials and understudied writings such as the significant "Das Schriftprinzip der reformierten Kirche" lecture, Alfred H. Yuen offers a unique reading of Barth's thoughts on the person and work of the biblical writers by mapping his theological career as a university student, a pastor, a writer, a young professor, and, above all, a "child of God" (CD I/1, 464-65).